Leading Legal Consultants and Strategists of 2017
By John Ryan | June 8, 2017 | Guides, News & Features
100 of the most trusted advisors to the legal profession.
The Lawdragon 100 Leading Legal Consultants & Strategists is the definitive guide to those financiers, recruiters, marketing and communication gurus on whom the legal profession relies.
This is our 3rd edition of the guide, which we resumed last year after a hiatus in response to overwhelming demand. Consultants and strategists have reached an inflection point for the legal profession, as legal services (and many of the lawyers who provide them) have seen their practices commoditized and marginalized. With everyone searching for the edge that elevates their law practice to premium status, it’s no wonder lawyers have sought the guidance of these leaders.
Jamie Diaferia of New York-based Infinite Global earned his law degree, but found his sweet spot elevating lawyers’ communication expertise, including during crisis. That has provided the platform for he and San Francisco-based partner Zach Olsen to provide the global communication strategies that are essential to today’s practice.
Also comprising this year’s guide are the litigation funders whose big pockets have redefined modern legal combat. How much more evidence could one need of their importance than Burford Capital’s $160M acquisition of high-flying upstart Gerchen Keller, which was only three years old?
And, naturally, no guide to consultants would be complete without those recruiters whose every phone call reshapes an industry, as firms form, dissemble, and – for the lucky ones – move ever forward.
We hope you enjoy the 3rd now-annual 100 Leading Legal Consultants and Strategists.
| Name | Organization | City | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Abila | Barefoot Law | Kampala, Uganda | Legal Services Delivery |
| Charles Agee | Westfleet Advisors | Brentwood, Tenn. | Litigation Funding |
| Robert Algeri | Great Jakes Marketing | New York | Marketing |
| Mike Androvett | Androvett Media and Marketing | Dallas | Marketing |
| Scott Atlas | Atlas Counsel Search | Houston | Professional Recruiters |
| Burkey Belser | Greenfield Belser | Washington, D.C. | Communication |
| Jonathan Benjamin | RedLaw | London | Professional Recruiters |
| Dan Binstock | Garrison & Sisson | Washington, D.C. | Professional Recruiters |
| Eilene Bloom | Eilene Bloom Group LLC | New York | Professional Recruiters |
| Christopher Bogart | Burford Capital | New York | Litigation Funding |
| Amanda Brady | Major Lindsey & Africa | New York | Professional Recruiters |
| Cari Brunelle | Baretz Brunelle | New York | Communication |
| John Byrne | Therium Capital | London | Litigation Funding |
| John Cashman | Major Lindsey & Africa | Chicago | Professional Recruiters |
| Kate Cassidy | Lotus Legal Search | Dallas | Professional Recruiters |
| Linda Bray Chanow | Center for Women in Law | Austin, Texas | Diversity |
| Allison Chock | Bentham | Los Angeles | Litigation Funding |
| Stephen Cirami | Garden City Group | Lake Success, N.Y. | Legal Administration Services |
| Tom Clay | Altman Weil | Newton Square, Pa. | Management |
| Timothy Corcoran | Corcoran Consulting | Lawrenceville, N.J. | Management |
| Alex D’Amico | McKinsey | Summit, N.J. | Management |
| Deborah Dempster | RedLaw | London | Professional Recruiters |
| Jamie Diaferia | Infinite Global | New York | Communication |
| Dan DiLucchio Jr. | Altman Weil | Newton Square, Pa. | Management |
| Elena Donio | Axiom | San Francisco | Legal Services Delivery |
| Janet Downie | Johnson/Downie | Houston | Professional Recruiters |
| Lee Drucker | Lake Whillans | New York | Litigation Funding |
| Susan Dunn | Harbour Litigation Funding | St James’s, London | Litigation Funding |
| Matt Feuer | McClure Feuer | San Francisco | Professional Recruiters |
| Ross Fishman | Fishman Marketing | Highland Park, Ill. | Marketing |
| Ron Friedmann | Fireman & Company | Washington, D.C. | Management |
| Suhrid Gajendragadkar | McKinsey | Washington, D.C. | Management |
| David Garber | Princeton Legal Search Group | Princeton, N.J. | Professional Recruiters |
| Mary Clare Garber | Princeton Legal Search Group | Princeton, N.J. | Professional Recruiters |
| Adam Gerchen | Burford Capital | Chicago | Litigation Funding |
| Ernest Getto | Burford Capital | New York | Litigation Funding |
| Charlie Gollow | Bentham | Los Angeles | LItigation Funding |
| Jay Greenberg | LexShares | Boston | Technology |
| Mark Greene | Market Intelligence | Nashville | Management |
| Donna Greenfield | Greenfield Belser | Washington, D.C. | Communication |
| Amy Hambleton | RedLaw | London | Professional Recruiters |
| Mark Harris | Axiom | San Francisco | Legal Services Delivery |
| Jacob Heller | Casetext | San Francisco | Open Law-Technology |
| Vivian Hood | Jaffe | Stephenville, Texas | Crisis Communication & Marketing |
| Kay Hoppe | Credentia | Chicago | Professional Recruiters |
| Marcia Horowitz | Rubenstein | New York | Crisis Communication & Marketing |
| Tim Hwang | FiscalNote | Washington, D.C. | Technology |
| Terry Isner | Jaffe | Stephenville, Texas | Crisis Communication & Marketing |
| Nancy Jessen | UnitedLex | Overland Park, Kan. | Legal Services Delivery |
| Clint Johnson | Johnson/Downie | Houston | Professional Recruiters |
| Dan Johnson | Content Pilot | Dallas | Marketing & Communication |
| Mark Jungers | Lippman Jungers | Chicago | Professional Recruiters |
| Jim Kearney | Lake Whillans | New York | Litigation Funding |
| Ashley Keller | Burford Capital | Chicago | Litigation Funding |
| Travis Lenkner | Burford Capital | Chicago | Litigation Funding |
| Richard Levick | Levick | Washington, D.C. | Communication |
| Daniel Lewis | Ravel Law | San Francisco | Open Law-Technology |
| Jon Lindsey | Major Lindsey & Africa | New York | Professional Recruiters |
| Sabina Lippman | Lippman Jungers | Los Angeles | Professional Recruiters |
| Jeffrey Lowe | Major Lindsey & Africa | Washington, D.C. | Professional Recruiters |
| Vivek Maru | Namati | Washington, D.C. | Legal Services Delivery |
| Barbara Mayden | Young Mayden | Nashville | Professional Recruiters |
| Sari McClure | McClure Feuer | San Francisco | Professional Recruiters |
| Bobbie McMorrow | McMorrow Consulting | Summerland, Calif. | Professional Recruiters |
| Deborah McMurray | Content Pilot | Dallas | Marketing & Communication |
| Lynn Mestel | Mestel & Company | New York | Professional Recruiters |
| Jonathan Molot | Burford Capital | New York | Litigation Funding |
| Russell Newhouse | Newhouse Noblin | Dallas | Professional Recruiters |
| Kelly Noblin | Newhouse Noblin | Dallas | Professional Recruiters |
| Zach Olsen | Infinite Global | San Francisco | Crisis Communications |
| Lloyd Pearson | 393 Communications | Brighton, East Sussex | Media-Directory Maven |
| Neal Purslow | Therium Capital | London | Litigation Funding |
| Pat Rafferty | Androvett Media and Marketing | Dallas | Marketing |
| Nik Reed | Ravel Law | San Francisco | Open Law-Technology |
| John Remsen | The Remsen Group | Atlanta | Management |
| Allan Ripp | Ripp Media/Public Relations | New York | Communication |
| Jane Sullivan Roberts | Major Lindsey & Africa | New York | Professional Recruiters |
| Mark Rosen | Mark Bruce International | New York | Professional Recruiters |
| Jaron Rubenstein | Rubenstein Technology Group | New York | Marketing & Technology |
| Norm Rubenstein | Zeughauser Group | Washington, D.C. | Management |
| Julia Salasky | CrowdJustice | New York | Legal Services Delivery |
| Dawn Schneider | Schneider Group Media | New York | Media & Communication |
| Selvyn Seidel | Fulbrook Capital Management | New York | Litigation Funding |
| Elonide Semmes | Right Hat | Chicago | Branding & Marketing |
| Howard Shams | Parabellum Capital | New York | Litigation Funding |
| Amber Shockey | Young Mayden | Dallas | Professional Recruiters |
| John Sweeney | LogicForce | Nashville | Legal Entrepreneur- Technology |
| Burton Taylor | Proventus | Mission, Kan. | Marketing & Communication |
| Max Volsky | LexShares | New York | Technology |
| Jack Walker | Zeughauser Group | Los Angeles | Management |
| Boaz Weinstein | Lake Whillans | New York | Litigation Funding |
| Keith Wewe | Content Pilot | Dallas | Marketing & Communication |
| Wieger Wielinga | Omni Bridgeway | Amsterdam | Litigation Funding |
| Paul Williams | Major Lindsey & Africa | Chicago | Professional Recruiters |
| Tony Williams | Jomati Consultants | London | Management |
| Katharine Wolanyk | Burford Capital | Chicago | Litigation Funding |
| Ken Young | Young Mayden | Charlotte | Professional Recruiters |
| Mary K. Young | Zeughauser Group | Cabin John, Md. | Management |
| Peter Zeughauser | Zeughauser Group | Newport Beach | Management |
| Kent Zimmerman | Zeughauser Group | Chicago | Management |
